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A: My hard drive is screeching, now what? In case of a classic magnetic disc drive starts to make new strange sounds and you can tell it isn't coming from one of the many fans in the computer, turn it off immediately and remove the power plug. Assuming a tower chassis PC, you can safely open up the chassis and listen - there will be a fa... (more) |
— | about 1 month ago |
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A: Are non power users questions welcome in Power Users? I think the knowledge requirement is roughly: - The poster should have some experience working with the technology the question is about. - The poster should have some experience working computers in general. Which is probably a prerequisite to finding/using Codidact in the first place. If th... (more) |
— | 7 months ago |
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A: Ought I clone my C Windows drive, from my old SSD to new SSD in new computer? Over time, the Windows folder keeps gathering crap and grow. Therefore, a fresh installation of Windows is bliss - it is the only 100% working way to get rid of all waste files that it picks up over the years. This is one of the reasons why it is recommended to install Windows on a HD of its own and ... (more) |
— | 9 months ago |
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A: How to get rid of the ugly search icon rolled out in today's Windows 10/11 update? - Right click on the task bar/the ugly icon - Pick "Search" - Uncheck "Show search highlights" (more) |
— | almost 2 years ago |
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How to get rid of the ugly search icon rolled out in today's Windows 10/11 update? Just updated Windows (2022-06-17, version Windows 10 Pro 21H2) and now there's an eye-catching, ugly icon in the taskbar, which graphics suggests that Windows' intended target audience is children and/or designers of congratulations cards: Image alt text Hoovering with the mouse suggests that "... (more) |
— | almost 2 years ago |
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A: Should I now delete backup files already stored on my SSD C Drive? Should I use free space on SSD C Drive? Generally, PC these days are almost always built with 2 hard drives: one for the OS and related programs, one for applications and user data. There is nothing directly harmful with storing a lot of user data on the C:\ drive, obviously it can be used to store files just fine. But what will happ... (more) |
— | almost 2 years ago |
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A: How would you feel about a merger with Linux Systems? Since Power Users is essentially a super set of the Linux site, if a merger is to happen, it becomes natural to merge Linux into this site. I don't think anyone at Power Users would mind, nix questions are already on-topic here. So it ought to be more important to let the Linux community decide if th... (more) |
— | over 2 years ago |
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A: What is the formal terminology to describe the hierarchy from a screen to a window? There exists to my knowledge no formal terminology. I have no idea where you got those terms from or why you think they are correct. Also, the answer likely depends on whom you ask: an electronics designer making screens, the OS designers, the application programmers, the front end GUI designer or th... (more) |
— | over 2 years ago |
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Why is Firefox performing so poorly on my Android? Firefox is my preferred browser when using a PC. I've also always found it to be one of the faster no matter computer. However, whenever I try to use Firefox on my Android phone (Samsung S8), it gets ridiculously slow, to the point where it is literally useless. Just now I tried to give it a hones... (more) |
— | over 2 years ago |
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A: For the HP LaserJet Pro MFP M426fdn printer, is ProRes 1200 higher quality than FastRes 1200? "ProRes" and "FastRes" are HP terms and not general terms. Nobody but HP knows what's involved in one or the other. Print quality is a very subjective area - things like paper quality and cleaning matter a lot. Some printing methods are more suitable for certain paper types than others. LPI stands... (more) |
— | over 2 years ago |
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A: How do I start diagnosing why a Windows Server turns itself off? I don't know much about the server versions, but for Windows in general, you'll want to peek in the Event Viewer. It contains all the logs, floods of information, most of it irrelevant and uninteresting stuff. The "Administrative Events" and "System" logs are the relevant ones for tracking down u... (more) |
— | over 2 years ago |
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A: Hot keys with AltGr for Windows 10 Short of finding some program that does this, Windows has the built-in "alt codes". By pressing the Alt key and holding it while typing 4 digits, you can type symbols. The regular Alt, not AltGR. You'll need a list of codes, such as this: https://altcodeunicode.com/ For example: Alt 174 ... (more) |
— | almost 3 years ago |
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A: Would questions about software systems design limitations be on-topic here? If it is possible that someone who isn't a developer of that software (or such software) can objectively answer the question, then I think it would be on-topic. If answers involve speculation about the developer's rationale or in case there are no sources to be found explaining why the software w... (more) |
— | almost 3 years ago |
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Office suites category A site for office suites was proposed here: https://meta.codidact.com/posts/277548. This proposal is still in early stages and unlikely to get enough support to emerge as a site of its own in the near future. Meanwhile, all such questions will end up here and we already know they will be plenty. I... (more) |
— | almost 3 years ago |